1917-07-30 — Page 8

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST.

The following table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Oficial Night ends and begins during the month of Ang.. 1917-

MOTORCYCLE

AND

MOTOR ACCESSORIES.

17

kannik

4.1

Begins. 7.14 pm.

7:13

(11)

Date: Aug. Ist u fol Saul, 3.14 3rd 2.43

3th. 3.4 eth 5.46 7th 5.47

Stb, 5.47 th, 5.1 luth, 5.47 Lith 5.47

13th,

14th

lach,

3.

5.50

..16th.

Lash 19th 5.01 20th, 5.31

ן '

1**

Siak 50E

2nd. " 3.51

23rd, 5.31

8.50

24th, 5.32

6.35

5,52

+66,53

5.63

#7th,

5.5.1

6..28

th. 3.M

6.30

ch, -3.50

30th 5.4

代

10 Bly

A

Kowl

TO LET

TO LET

+j.3d

FIVE-ROURED HOUSE with Tennis Court in Minden Villas.

A FLAT in Nathan Road, Kowloon.

Apply to

IN

HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE

CO., LTD.

** Alexandra Buildings,

Hongkong; Jone 18, 1917.

TU LET.

NIA.--X-D," Fenk Rond. Six

"Dunlop" & "Goodyear Tyros

sizes)

Solution, Rubber Patabes, Tools, Iamps, Horns. Speedometers, Pumps, Etc.

.1

ALEX. ROSS & CO.,

4, Des Voeux Road, Central.

HONGKONG,

SILIMPOFON (SEBATTIK)

COAL

HE Undersigned having been appointed Under the CURIE HARBOUR

CUAL CO., LTD., are propared to quote price for best quality STLIMPOPON

THE CHINA MAIL.

POST OFFICE NOTICES.

Farticulars of outgoing and incerning Msils will not be advertised in future.

The Post Office will forward all corres-

COAL timed inte Bunkers st SEBATpendence posted by the fastest routes. MR or SANDAKAN (British North Borneo.

NILIMPOPOY COAL compares favour- bly with the better grades of Japanese Cal and gives good results on a very moderate coosumption.

Steamers calling at SERATTIK or SANDAKAN exclusively for SILIMPO PON COAL (either cargo or Bankers) are exempt from payment All Port charger.

At Senathik Steamers are furthed along ids the Company's wharf where there is minimum depth of 7 to 28 feet at low water Spring Tides.

Charts of Sibuxo Bay (Sobaltik Ear- bous). Prices and all other 'information. concerning the Fort can be had on application to the 3gents,

BRADLEY & CO. LED:

Agenta Cowie Barbour Con Company, Limited.

1027

Dfxtasi Bangalow, wird garion PATELL & CO.

And tennis court.

HOUSES in Slaume, Canton. Nos.

at and 63.

Apply to

DAVID ESTOON, L

Houstona, July 5, 1917.

OFFICES

TULET.

1032

at Connaught Road, OFFICES in King's and York Building. HOUSES & Clifton Cardens, Conduit Road.

HOUSES in Broadwood) and Moreton TeITACES.

HOUSES on Shameen, Canton

BOUSES TO LET. Wong-nti-chong LET. Kantsford

Ba

4 HOUSE TO

fernce (Kowloon)...

Apply to

"THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST

WENT & AGENCY Co., LD,

NORTH BRITISH

MERCANTILE.

ORIENTAL PRODUCE

EXPORTERS,

14

Correspondence addressed to encty subjects in China, Siam, Liberia, Porto- guese East, Africa, Fersia and Morocco cannot be transmitted.

The Services to Germany, Austria,

Bulgaria and the Cttoman Empire are suspended.

카

ECZEMA IN RASH ON BOY'S BACK

Arms and Leds. Irritation Dread- ful. Restless at Night. Soothed and Healed by Cuticura.

"Then my little boy was a monol Bahad serious Elnews and 'when he rot better wa potřeedi a rasti on bila back which was wors in the Joints of his nema acá

1

I was told it was dry a. The Irritatia was drosciful and he would mah himmer until vâu blow mZL. Ee was reactors at night and would wake up scratch- lag and I often, szedł ta holt

his hands until he had gus so sleep again,

** unly used cumbait a bot of Catieurs intorent and on pat of Cuteurs Shap ahi he was ·heslot'*

Browse, Tho Chekennta, Eyo Ni. Petar- bons Northamptonshire. Eng. July 21, 15. Sample Each Free by Post

With 3-p. Skin Book (Soap ta-cleanse and Clotarens të hual). Aiktreen pent-vari for samplos: 8. Nayhary So Sarsın, 20; Charm terhouse B... London. Sold everywhere.

FARES FOR PUBLIC

VEHICLES.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 30th at 11.45-No returns from Japanese stations Pressure, has do ereased slightly along the east coast of China and increased slightly elsewhere. The trough of relatively low pressure. remains stationary: the depression bas not developed.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours algat Wam to-day, Dix) inch. Total since January 1st, 50.05 inches, against

an average of 31.10 inches.

MONDAY, JULY 90, 1917,

REPORT.

JULY 30TH, 1917.

SHARE

Stock and paid up (

'tlost 11.30 AM.

Last Dividend

sod date.

BANKS.

Forecast for the $4 hours ending at Hongkong & Shať #12 5.8665

noon on the 31st July:-

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: E. winds, moderate; fair.

-Formca. Channel: The ame as No. 1.

MARINE INSUR-

JANCES.

F

Cantona 50: $40 2 3-South coast of China between Hongtong and Lamocks: The same as North China,.........£8. T. 140 No. 1

!

South coat of China botwoon Unions.............. 410 | #933. Hongkong and Hainan : The same na No.1

Approximate Lotaro, bard

anima

div.

Interim of £9.3% */

19:T....

Bp.c

$7-final making 825

* 1915 and Interim.

of 815 / 1916

Int. div. of 2 - 15/-

at 3/8 5/18, 8425 per

share a/c 1918

Final of $20 and bonus.

51 på.

nt 10 / 1018 and

Interim of $50

1910

7 p

Tanglezes. ..........# 50|#192E 3.

815 making $21 for 1915 and special of 83-

·wa ascount *1916 ...

11 p.

ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.

Wiad

FIRE INSURANUES.

China Fires Hongkong Yures ...* DŮ | $820

SHIPPING. Douglas Steamshers' 30 555

1

20{ $143 b.

and houus for

1913.

397 for 1915

Int. of $3 a/c 1916-1917.

$1.25 for 1910

18j pa

7 pe

Final of 37- a/c 1416.................

6.

· Final" z f ̧ 40/- ave1916......

Si pa

t

CHAIRS.

I-In Ficturia with two Bearers..

Station.

Quarter Lour.

... 10 cents.

Half hour.

One hour..

The hours,

Six hours.

agenna

O

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

Day(8 am to 6p.in.)....

9.30 .N..

LOCAL AND REGULAR MAILS

Foa

OUTWARD.

WEEK DAYS

... 5.00 Par. ...10.00 ...M. Tai Fo... Cheang Chow... 100 P.M. Shatṣukok, Sha

tin and Sheurgshui

4.0¢ P.M.

Aberdeen, Auta, „-

Ping Shan,

Sai Kung,

Santin, Stanley.."4.30 1. M.

£3.30.A.3.

Canton Samsui Regis, & P

and Wachow

$1.00

JULY 30, 1917.—B.M.

If the trip is extended beyond Victoria. Hakodate .. half fure extru.

Between the baurs of 8.30 p.m. and 6 Am. the above fares shall be increased by 50 per centum.

11-Beyond Ficerid, with four Bearers.

ab...

Heur..

Three hours..........

Six hours............... 1,50 Day (Ga.m. to 6 p.m.). 200

III.—In the HUL, District.

With Bearers With & Rearers.

Hour,

Tammeter

1st Sea Levol.

Temperature.

Humidity.

Direction.

Weather.

Forcy.

JI

6 a.139.77

Steamboats 15$18-

Indo-Chinas

(Preferred) £5 340 (Datarred)....£5||1017

→Shel" zapoems £1|120). b

Star Ferry 10829

REFINERIES.

China Sugars ..........$100 $96 Mabbon Sngam... F. 30 ($29 3.

of Bnal saling - Me

11 free of income tax Coupon

$1.5à' dividend ✯ 45 ctà.

Bonus for yest ending. 30-4-16

8L2 for 1916

bp.c.

P. 3. f 1910skidesse

1p.c

131 F.ex

W'estock 6 čaj

Mamuro

Tokio

Kagoshima

Oshima-

.0.60 centa. $1.00

Nahs Ishijima..... Benin Island Weihaiwe Harkow

Tebung...

1/

Changsha

Kiukiang...

Shanghai

5:00 г.M.

Quarter hour;.......15

36.30

Guts aff

Half hour..... 2.0.20

040

Sharp Pk...

MINING.

aat

Letters 6.36....

TIBA M. BLU30 P.M-

One hour,

......... 0.313

0,60

Amoy

Two hours.

0.50

4,80

Swat

9.00 A.M.

Three hours........ 0.70

1:00)

Taiboku

Fix hours.. -- 1.00.

1.50

Taichu

Kongmoon

Namtau and

Sanuci....... 3.00 mag

Shamchun

16.00-13. Except. Saturdays

Day (Ba.m. to 6pm.)1.50

2.00

Tuinen...

1.00 P.M

Kobun

Kaila Do Langkacs

Ribe

Paseadores

Canton

6A

SAN FRANCISCO, TEA.

Branches:

£10,00 AM.

4.00

5.00 9.30. 9.00 ..

...£1 $1/6 b.

drs. 10 T. 13 b.

E1 $2.45

Trench Mines.........£1 25/6 Gil Cueplans"... £199.

Tle., 1 for 3916

p.c

A

1 taterim making *-

1918.......

10 p.

9% Fox 1913

Ten minutes.

Quarter hour, .....................

CANTON,

Balf hour,

SHANGHAI,

One hour,

YOKOHAMA,

“BOMBAY.

SILK MERCHANTS, *COMMISSION AGENTS,

Agencies in

NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: Kine's Buildings

INSURANCE CO

WHICH ARE YESTED THE 2 OF

THE OCEAN MARINE INSURANCE O London-

CONTAXY, LTD., end

THE RAILW

PASSENGERS ASSURANCE CO..

UTAL FUNDS AT Bler Decken, 1914.

TUTAL

£23.970.367.

Anthorised Capital £6,000,000 Bubscribed Capital £4,500,000

ad-ip. Capital 2,437,500,

II-Pire Fande

3,837,047

JU-Life & nouity Funds... 17,567,59% Einking and Account ....... 128,220

ferers Fire Branch..

Branchen.....

HONGKONG

!,'

EXCHANGE. Flongkong, July 30, 1917.

...2/75/18 ...3/7 7/16

Bank Wire

On demand,

30 days' sight.

4 months sight,

Credits, 4 months sight

Documentary, 4 months' sight 2/84

On Pari

Un demand, ...

4092*

"Credits, 4 months' might, 371

Ou New York--

On demand, ....

Credits, 60 days sight, .....

On Bombay-

Wire...

On demand,

On Calcutta-

Wire,

On demand

*

DORA/

£23,970,367

Rom.

,381,466

On Singapore-

Or demand,

J

KL

...110

Un Manila

On demand, Ou Shragbai-- On demand

...124

Life and Amuity 2,141,593 Rescue Marine Department... 339 Othes Receipts

478.940

£5,339,229

The Acconistive Funds of the various Branches are separately invested, and, by act of Parliament, are not wide to meet the claims under the respectiva Depart mente of the Company's Busiace.

SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.

Agents.

THE CHINA MAIL

TYPHOON

MAP and

30 days' sight(private paper)-- On Yokohama

+44

On demand

...1971 Gold Leaf, 100 fine (per tael) 44.40 Sovereign (Bank's buying rate) $7.60 ́n. Silver (per oz)... 39 d.. Bar Silver in Hongkong 201% nom. Chinese Copper Cash....

: / p.7. Chinese Copper Centa....... 1% P.a. Bate of Native Interest 7 X pa Chinese Sub. Coin

31 z dia. Fongkong, Sub. Coin ...

. par.

HÖNGKONG REGISTER.

80

Op date on data as

PYETID GE

at p

I

GUIDE Barometer....

29.68.

23.58

29.67

81 Temperataro Humidity Direction of

Wind

18

83

84

$8.

E

Force Weather..... Bain

Enables on to locate the contre

Typhoon

MOUNTED OF CARDBOARD AND L'APED FOR HANGING.

Price 50 Cents.

From the Cara Man (heo.

JLAZON TYPE NOT NECESSARY.

2

.0

+

0.00

0.0x0

Tickest open sir semper on the 13th 6 Lowest open air tensperature on the

F. CLAXTON, Director,

Bogakong, Oberry's foxy, July 30, 1917. |

Temperature. Hongkong, July 20, 1917.

1 X

BAROMETE

Da Do. HAMBERLAIN'S Colic, Cholerwand THERMOMILLI

Disschon Remedy needs no glaring Lo Bendline to attract the public eye. The simple statement that all chemists vell it in sufficient, as every family knowa its albu It has been red for forty years nd is just what its name implies For ale by all Cheniista mid-Storeizersze,

4. EX

D) (Wat hold) § dalla m To, (Was bulb); 2 =

Do Marm „Jr.: Minimam (aver:

m'portu

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN BRANCH P.O.

Fox

Macw...

W

WEEK-DAYS

(7:30 1.3.

8.30AM

SUNDATH &

HOLIDAYS

7.30 AM..

11.30 P.X.. * 1.30 P‚M......

(7.30.M. 9.30 PM.

(7.34 A.M Canton

18:30 P.M... *19:30 P.M. Tai Ping

Tung...30.X. 9.30P.M. 9. F.M.. Shek Ki...9.30 P.M. 9.30 P.M. 5.3 P.M. Kongmoon .6.00 M. 6.00P.M. §.00 PM. Kumchuk...6.00 PM 6.00P.M. 6.30 P.M.

Kaukong...C00 e... 6.00P.M.. 6.00 P.M.

*Except Saturdays.

"

In the case of Mails closing before 9 B. Fegistration closes at 3 o'clock en the previous evening.

THE CHINA MAIL'

NOTICE

Communications relating to news should be addressed to THE EDITOR.

Correspondents must forward

RICKSHAS.

Gan Macao...

1-In the Island of Hongkong if engaged Wochow 90.

in Victoria

Pakhoi...!

Every Subsequent hour,

5 cents

Boibow.... Phulien 78 Torrane

C. St. James! Dagupan... Note. If the ricksha be engaged Manila..... within the City of Victoria, and be diss

Legaspi charged outside the Western part of the Tacloban City of Victoria after 9 pm.. or be dis- Iloilo charged

the East of Bay View Police Sarigao....... Station on the Eastern side of the City Guam of Victoris after 9 p.m., an extra half Labuan fare shall be chargeable.

to

5 cents.

11.-In Kowloon Quarter bogreen Half hour,... 15 Hour,

10

41 ་

Every subsequent hour,

III-Tuipo Road.

Twenty cents shall be added for each extra hour or part: of an hour if the birer causes. the journey to take longer

To 4th mile-

han :-

"single... 75 cents...1 hour.

return $1.00

hours.

return......81.50.

ال

4.305

6.29.79

T. F. CLAITON, Dirzetor.. Hongkong. Observatory, July 30£ 1917.

1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees

DOCKS, WHARVES AND GODOWNS. Kowloon Wharve 60 1800

EK. & Whamp

Docks

fat..div, of 1/ freefin-

come tax, rating 10%. A/C 1916-1917 coupor No. o

8% fr 1916 & bonus 29

Вре

8112 h.

Fidkl $2.50 & bonus $8, making 311 at 1916.—

et p

Shanghai Dock 100.78 1. d

The 10 for your ending

30.4.17

8 p.

HOTELS LANDS

AND BUILDINGS

Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in Hongkong Ectel... 3 inches, tenths and hundredthe "

Central Elta...BIO

r98 b.

#95"

Final of $3 making 36

6 p.

1. TIKFKHATUER, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.

"Hongkong Lands $10891

$7 a/c 1918.

Entorim-of $34 1/6 191700-

7 Po

8 p.

60 cents for 1915.

$2 for 1918

Tatehim of 33 ao 1917...

7 p..

HUMIDITY, in percentage of saza tion, the humidity of air saturated with Humphreya Hatacom 16, #8) moisture being 100.

4. DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.. Kowicon Land ... 30 (33

6.

FORCE OF WED, according to Beauford Scale. »

STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c

West Polata

189

detached cloud d drizzling rain, f. fog, Shanghai Lands T. ST.

Beyond 4th to 8th mile...

single 81.20.

bours.

g gloomy, h hail, I lightning, o evreast,

Beyond 8th to 2th mike-

p passing abowers, g.squal, rain show

single......$1,75

thunder. visibility' w dow wet).

their

Beyond Dth to 11th baile

return..... 82.00

RAIN in inches. tenths and hun- dredths.

COTTON MILLS.

.T.80 T. 160

Shanghai Cartoon T 50 T. 133

namos wad sdóhymes with any communica. tion addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication bot as evidence of good with,

All matter for publication should be written on one side of the paper only,

L

Letters relating to business should be addressed to TER MANAGER,

Bate of subscription to Chins Mall” in 138 per annum ; per quarter and per men-

m'pro rata'...

The China Mail is delivered free to subscribers in Hongkong and Kowloon,

Postigo is Charged at the rate of fifty easts per month.

IF,

Orders for extra copies of the CE & Mi' should be sent as sonu na possible ma the supply is limited. Cash 10 cts... Dredit 3) eta,, per copy-

Bate of subscription to the "Ovarland China Mail : 1 $12 per aniam portage $1 per annum extra. Single copies twenty

ive cents each. --

Altarations and additions to Advertise- auta on Page 3, 5, and 7 should be sent to the Ufice. "No. 5, Wyndham Street, not later than 11 30 LDA.

Alterations and additions to Advertise- ments on pages 1, 4, 5 and 3 should be. | sont na mot later than 1 p.m.

New Advertisements should be sent in before 2p,20,

Advertisements and Subscriptions which.

single.00,

return......82.50)".

Fares for journeys beyond the 11th mile to be a matter of previous arrange- ; ment in each case.

The fares here set out to apply to one

HONGKONG TIDES,

The tide-table aven below has been

compiled at the National Almanac Office | Kung. Tik.............T• 10 |T.-15] D-

i ricksha with three coolies from Tam Shain London from the result of the analysis

Tsui

FARES FOR PUBLIC CABRIAGES:

of observations taken by means of an Y ngtmapood automatic tide-recording machine in the

Water Police Fasin at Teim Sha Tsui during the years

87-8-9.

The zero of the table corresponds with MIBUELLANEOUS... the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chart, which has been found to be 4 feet

3 inches below mean sea level

To obtain the depth of water on the

Quna-Bornece

gauge at the Victons Naval Yard Light & Powest. 8817

I

Not exceeding

tide

per passenger

dd a

04 centa.

From Slaughter House to

Sailors' Bors' _-------|| From Bailous Home to Government Civil Hos pital. From Government Civil Hospital to Clock Tower From Clock Tower to Bace

Conser sppadenínuvara, From Clock Tower to Bay

View House From Wanchai Market to Pay View House -**** From Bay View House to

Quarry Bay

04

04

a fcet 4 inches, and on the gange

at Lamont Dock, Aberdem, add 10 let

4 inches to the height given in the table.

July 31st to August 6th, 1917.

na-Providence

Diy Bar

8% final making 13 %

·

1916.

1. 9 for year anding 5 p.x:

31-10-16

| Tis, & div, a/c year ended

·30-6-16, rovani

T. 0.90 for 1938 rasvaneno.

8 p

187

Fet. For 1910.......

p.e. for your ending

7 centa for 1916 ....

13 for year ending

$1-7-16

3.p.c

13 pie

# 10| $7.99.

8 223

Green Jalands *#737 $85.

Hongkong Electrice}$ 10|848|

Baight Hongkong Ton 28 ISI

Hongkong Ropes... 10. 8274 b.

80 cents for 1916......

2 / 1916/17 Bonus

75 cents...une saiyan me

#11 on fo 1918 ****

81. final and bonus #1,

making $3 Interim of 9% / 17

HION WATER

Hongkong

Hongkong

Bright

MAR

Tins

highs

m

17 7.4

S

Hongkong Tramways.5/. 36.25

m 7.5

B.K. Steel Foundry... 13:0

11.

Not ezmaling

por pastanger.

Peak Tracowaya

10 19:10

1.00 centa

7 to 1913/1917

11-In the City of Victoria

are not ordered to a fried period will be of Quarter hour, scntinued until countermandad Ama

Telegraphio Aldrow Man Hongkong.

Code : A. B.C. 5b Mdition.

Telophous No. 97.

THE Chuva Mazz. Linted.

THE NEW FRENCH REMEDY.

THERAPION NIT

GONERDOGHANDELSSJ VESZIKA, WETS 1967 INTO

7 THERAPION N§. 2

QURES STANNO PERTRA MASI, ZATAAN, BEN KEGTAKARN

THERAPION NO 3

FORE STAMP ABJIIPS LAVALOP NETA CURRE FEEL TOOK 30 DALE GLENG.COM FOR YOU ENTER STOCKED, TAMPOKHAR, LEIKOOK Látod TRY NEW PRAGEN 12ANESE-FORM OF ZOU TO LESS

CHERAPIONE

IZE TRAY-TRIJE KARELI TIVERTIDALPIONS WE ON THE

10 centa..

50

60

Half hour..

One hour.

Two hours,

Three

Four

Fire

One day from 8 a.m.

ILL-Beyond Victoria.

One boursin Two cours Throo Four

Five

One day fros

If a vežichy limits of the

12 13

7.1

extra is to be allowed for the return Journey.

Not exceeding half hours...

Quarter hour,

дат заметит

'95'cents.:

Two hourn

Une bour,

Steam Laundry

Kowloon

"Not exceeding

par prassanger,

20 penta for 1915/7916..

121% for 1916

10 p.a

ographic ade:

10 bombs for 1916-

60 cents for 1913/1234/12

bbayers

MOXON & TAYLOR. there and General Brokers

bone No. 990-P.O.E. Fo. 11,

and published for THE CENA Graham Beroes, Hoogkong.

20

Filiam Powell orien

1:40

Three

2.30

Four

2:40

Five

3,00

One day from 6am

Between the hours of kau

rm the above fares still be intressed

nd Victoria hall fare

by 50 per centririd,

cliseharged beyond the